Problem opening large .Tif files

Hi...this problem is really frustrating. Preview will not open some large .tif
files (they're saved on Photoshop CS5 on a PC, with lzw compression).
The program just displays a grey screen...no error message.
When I email the images, no preview appears in Mail.
Is this a known problem with Preview in Snow Leopard, and can I do
anything about it?
Any help appreciated....

OK, I can verify that the file doesn't display in Safari or Preview, so it's not just you. From the error messages in the log, it seems that the built-in rendering routines see the file as corrupt. It does display correctly in QuickTime Player 7, GraphicConverter, OpenOffice.org, and LightZone. You'll either have to use another application to view the files, or get the author to save them in a different format. You can also file bug reports with Adobe and Apple, for all the good that will do.

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